Parsons Brinckerhoff
(PB) boasts an 83 percent renewal rate from their existing client base
on worldwide program management services totaling $100 billion for the
past 20 years. “Client service is our highest priority," Tom O'Neill
CEO of PB wrote in "Letter From The President" to PB's 7,900
employees at 250 offices in 82 countries. To remain focused on the clients'objectives,
PB launched PB Aviation, in 96' and PB Power in 98', “to provide the level
of commitment and responsiveness they demand and deserve."PB Aviation
expects to dominate in the construction and modernization of U.S. airports
funded by the $40 billion, Aviation Investment Reform Act, dubbed Air
21.

PB Power consolidates
PB's US Energy Services Company with UK's Merz and McLlelan and Kennedy
& Donkin and New Zealand's, Design Power. The global organization for
PB Power was structured to oversee operations in The Americas' under Bob
Fishman, in Europe, Africa, and Asia under Dan Mazany, in Asia Pacific
under Sean Purdic, and Australia, New Zealand under Martin Bird.

World Cogeneration
spoke to Bob Fishman, President and Chairman of PB Power Americas. Dr.
Fishman has a BS degree from The Naval Academy and a Ph. D. from the University
of Maryland. He joined PB in 1984.

"PB Power is
best known for technical innovation and achieving commercial success for
our clients in power generation, transmission and distribution, and allied
power projects. We offer comprehensive design, engineering and project
management services from pre-feasibility to commissioning. Extensive financial
and project development services and the full scope of electrical, mechanical,
civil, structural, process, quality and environmental engineering skills
further assure our ability to produce total solutions for today's power
industry," Fishman told World Cogeneration for his Class of 2001
interview.

"PB Power's
experience in power generation encompasses a wide range of fuel and plant
types. We've engineered more than 75,000 MW of power at over 300 sites
around the globe. We're also known for groundbreaking work in cogeneration
and renewable resources, Fishman pointed out. When we take on plant rehabilitations,
expansions and modernizations, the result are safer, more reliable plants
with greater efficiencies and reduced operating costs."

"Many of our
projects have been developed as new facilities, but a majority have entailed
integration with existing installations requiring modifications and additions.
Retrofit projects require a special understanding of facility needs and
detailed planning and coordination to minimize operational disruptions
during construction. Our staff has extensive experience with systems integration
at conventional and specialized installations including hospitals, computer
and communications centers, and manufacturing facilities. Our experience
on work at these sensitive specialized facilities has given our firm a
specialized niche in the high reliability power arena. We are proud of
our track record for on-line performance at these installations due in
no small part to proven design practices and carefully engineered system
redundancies," Fishman continued.

It should also be
noted that PB Power is certified worldwide under ISO, 9001.

"Design of gas
turbine peaker, cogeneration, and combined-cycle power plants is an area
in which we have considerable expertise. We have experience with gas turbines
(and with all the manufacturers) ranging in size from 3 to 250 MW, on
projects up to 1,800 MW. We have provided engineering services on many
projects utilizing selective catalytic reduction (SCR), and even one with
SCONOx," Fishman concluded.